Gary R Webb
Biographic Data
| ID | 323015 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary R Webb |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary R |
| FAMILY NAME | Webb |
| SIGNATURE | WEBB G R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Social vulnerability and disaster
This paper seeks to understand how local emergency managers perceive and define social vulnerability. There has been a significant increase recently in the amount of research on social vulnerability, yet little is known about the extent to which that knowledge is being translated into practice. To address this void, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with a sample of local emergency managers (N=24), asking them to describe what soci…
Forty years on the fenceline
Residents living next to polluting industries are particularly vulnerable to toxic exposures and environmental illness. Cases of industrial contamination are shrouded in ambiguity and etiological uncertainty, making it difficult to delineate how residents understand their exposure and illness experiences. We analyze the case of Ponca City, Oklahoma to examine how residents’ collective memories and shared narratives inform their interpretations of…
Rethinking the Scope of Environmental Injustice
We use in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis to examine perceptions of environmental health and justice among Native Americans in a rural Oklahoma community. Residents live near the Continental Carbon Company, which manufactures a rubber compound know as 'carbon black.' Ponca tribal members believe their respiratory problems and other health concerns are directly related to the black dust emanating from the facility,…
The Sociology of Disaster
Disaster and deritualization
This study investigates how ritual practices are disrupted in disasters and the ways people deal with those situations. We employ structural ritualization theory to conduct this investigation focusing on deritualization, which refers to the breakdown or loss of ritualized activities that occur in daily life. The thesis of this paper is that ritual practices are disrupted in a disaster leading to the breakdown of action and meaning. Data were coll…
Predicting long-term business recovery from disaster
This paper examines long-term recovery outcomes of businesses impacted by major natural disasters. Data were collected via two large-scale mail surveys—one administered to Santa Cruz County, California businesses 8 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake and the other administered to businesses in South Dade County, Florida, 6 years after Hurricane Andrew. Based on the results of OLS regression models, we argue that long-term recovery experiences …
Sociology, Disasters, and Terrorism
Cet article se penche sur les differentes formes de retablissement de la societe americaine apres les attaques terroristes du 11 septembre 2001. Il examine les reponses communautaires, organisationnelles et individuelles dans l'urgence et sur le long-terme. Il explore des voies de recherche concernant la gestion du risque et des consequences de catastrophes majeures
Businesses and Disasters
Through five systematic, large-scale mail surveys conducted since 1993, the Disaster Research Center has obtained data on hazard awareness, preparedness, disaster impacts, and short- and long-term recovery among 5,000 private-sector firms in communities across the United States (Memphis/Shelby County, Tenn.; Des Moines, Iowa; Los Angeles, Calif.; Santa Cruz County, Calif.; and South Dade County, Fla.). This paper summarizes findings from those st…
Predicting long-term business recovery from disaster
This paper examines long-term recovery outcomes of businesses impacted by major natural disasters. Data were collected via two large-scale mail surveys—one administered to Santa Cruz County, California businesses 8 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake and the other administered to businesses in South Dade County, Florida, 6 years after Hurricane Andrew. Based on the results of OLS regression models, we argue that long-term recovery experiences …
Rethinking the Scope of Environmental Injustice
We use in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis to examine perceptions of environmental health and justice among Native Americans in a rural Oklahoma community. Residents live near the Continental Carbon Company, which manufactures a rubber compound know as 'carbon black.' Ponca tribal members believe their respiratory problems and other health concerns are directly related to the black dust emanating from the facility,…
Forty years on the fenceline
Residents living next to polluting industries are particularly vulnerable to toxic exposures and environmental illness. Cases of industrial contamination are shrouded in ambiguity and etiological uncertainty, making it difficult to delineate how residents understand their exposure and illness experiences. We analyze the case of Ponca City, Oklahoma to examine how residents’ collective memories and shared narratives inform their interpretations of…
Sociology, Disasters, and Terrorism
Cet article se penche sur les differentes formes de retablissement de la societe americaine apres les attaques terroristes du 11 septembre 2001. Il examine les reponses communautaires, organisationnelles et individuelles dans l'urgence et sur le long-terme. Il explore des voies de recherche concernant la gestion du risque et des consequences de catastrophes majeures
Disaster and deritualization
This study investigates how ritual practices are disrupted in disasters and the ways people deal with those situations. We employ structural ritualization theory to conduct this investigation focusing on deritualization, which refers to the breakdown or loss of ritualized activities that occur in daily life. The thesis of this paper is that ritual practices are disrupted in a disaster leading to the breakdown of action and meaning. Data were coll…
Social vulnerability and disaster
This paper seeks to understand how local emergency managers perceive and define social vulnerability. There has been a significant increase recently in the amount of research on social vulnerability, yet little is known about the extent to which that knowledge is being translated into practice. To address this void, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with a sample of local emergency managers (N=24), asking them to describe what soci…
Businesses and Disasters
Through five systematic, large-scale mail surveys conducted since 1993, the Disaster Research Center has obtained data on hazard awareness, preparedness, disaster impacts, and short- and long-term recovery among 5,000 private-sector firms in communities across the United States (Memphis/Shelby County, Tenn.; Des Moines, Iowa; Los Angeles, Calif.; Santa Cruz County, Calif.; and South Dade County, Fla.). This paper summarizes findings from those st…
Predicting long-term business recovery from disaster
This paper examines long-term recovery outcomes of businesses impacted by major natural disasters. Data were collected via two large-scale mail surveys—one administered to Santa Cruz County, California businesses 8 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake and the other administered to businesses in South Dade County, Florida, 6 years after Hurricane Andrew. Based on the results of OLS regression models, we argue that long-term recovery experiences …
Sociology, Disasters, and Terrorism
Cet article se penche sur les differentes formes de retablissement de la societe americaine apres les attaques terroristes du 11 septembre 2001. Il examine les reponses communautaires, organisationnelles et individuelles dans l'urgence et sur le long-terme. Il explore des voies de recherche concernant la gestion du risque et des consequences de catastrophes majeures
The Sociology of Disaster
Disaster and deritualization
This study investigates how ritual practices are disrupted in disasters and the ways people deal with those situations. We employ structural ritualization theory to conduct this investigation focusing on deritualization, which refers to the breakdown or loss of ritualized activities that occur in daily life. The thesis of this paper is that ritual practices are disrupted in a disaster leading to the breakdown of action and meaning. Data were coll…
Rethinking the Scope of Environmental Injustice
We use in-depth interviews, participant observation, and document analysis to examine perceptions of environmental health and justice among Native Americans in a rural Oklahoma community. Residents live near the Continental Carbon Company, which manufactures a rubber compound know as 'carbon black.' Ponca tribal members believe their respiratory problems and other health concerns are directly related to the black dust emanating from the facility,…
Forty years on the fenceline
Residents living next to polluting industries are particularly vulnerable to toxic exposures and environmental illness. Cases of industrial contamination are shrouded in ambiguity and etiological uncertainty, making it difficult to delineate how residents understand their exposure and illness experiences. We analyze the case of Ponca City, Oklahoma to examine how residents’ collective memories and shared narratives inform their interpretations of…
Social vulnerability and disaster
This paper seeks to understand how local emergency managers perceive and define social vulnerability. There has been a significant increase recently in the amount of research on social vulnerability, yet little is known about the extent to which that knowledge is being translated into practice. To address this void, the authors conducted semi-structured interviews with a sample of local emergency managers (N=24), asking them to describe what soci…
Disaster Management and Resilience (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Disaster Response and Management (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)